Authors
Sikha Purohit
Abstract
In Sport and Exercise Psychology (SEP), the trends which are related to the gender are basically summarized in an understandable manner. All the fundamental aspects related to gender research are outlined in this paper in a very smart manner. The major one framework which is of the cultural studies is blurring and discomforting the boundaries of the discipline, where the no certainty, the manner of information or the supreme methodology sovereignties. Somewhere, the division of knowledge results in the difficult understanding that surely forms a major difference to the regions, communities, and groups that are marginalized or the individuals who are more encouraged and desired towards the gender empowerment. The one of the second background considered is the Ecological systems theory that mentions the development of human and also the impact of various systems of the environment is reflected. The environmental systems can be related to the social, societal, cultural and environmental. This particular theory impacted culture and it also differs from culture to culture. In SEP, the gap of physical activity which is gendered, the power of women in sports and the differences in gender Keywords: Sport and Exercise Psychology, Ecological Systems Theory, Physical Activity Unit (NICU)
Introduction
The challenge around the world for the health of future generations is because of rising of the problems related to the overweight and obesity. In 2010, the World Health Organization i.e., WHO has considered a factor of physical inactivity. This factor is the fourth challenging factor in the determination of mortality globally. Sometimes, the programs of physical education which are organized in schools help in the promotion of habits which are lifelong and also provide school children to be physically active and have the good or positive experience from the discipline of physical activity. For example, In Iceland, the issues related to the physical activity levels show a decrease at the time of adolescence and it is found that boys are more active than girls. In 2010, the WHO reports the parameters of physical activity that decreases the danger of having the non-communicable diseases. These non-communicable diseases are depression, cancer, hypertension and stroke or any diseases related to the heart. The physical activity that is performed regularly is considered as an important parameter for properly governing the weight. All the physical activities which are regular involves the increase in physical fitness, decrease in the fatness of body, the cardiovascular and metabolic diseases which are favorable , improvement in the health of bone and the decrease in the depression symptoms. In 1999, Must and Strauss defined the consequences related to the obesity in childhood that involves,
• Legs Bowling
• Gallstone development
• Hepatitis
• Disorders related to the sleep
• Intracranial pressure
• Abnormalities during menstruation
WHO states that “the major cause of obesity is the imbalance of the energy between the consumption of calories and the calories which are lengthened”. Then in 2004, Lobstein, Baur, and Uauy discussed the changes in the social environment that contributes to the intensification of obesity factor in both adults and children globally. As according to Lobstein et al, the changes in the social environment and their associated concerns about health are being identified by countries. These studies also recommend that social changes can be different such as the measurements for the prevention of obesity. The measurements for the prevention of obesity are offering the funds to the public for the physical education programs, facilities provided in sports, providing safe and secure parks to the general public, the food companies are encouraged and at last but not the least schools are encouraged for the development of tools which are logically related to policies of food, physical activity and the nutrition (Smiley 2015).
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